heaven / charlie

[midway]

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weekend 0, saturday, cafe

[midway]

[ He's at the cafe! Peering at a super cute bear curry. ]

Wow. I've never seen food so... cute.

[productionhell]

[ fit check! and she has a friend with her today ]

Oh em gee, isn't it just adorable? I almost don't want to eat it!

[midway]

It is pretty cute. Feels like whoever made it put a lot of work into the craft.

[ ... ]

Assuming it was made my something with... sentience.

[productionhell]

Oh, it must be! I'll bet someone put a lot of work into it. I don't think just any machine or anything made it.

[ maybe magic... ]

week 0, monday

[productionhell]

[ well, if claude wants to see a free show, charlie's on the sound stage, singing a song ]

♫ The first day on the road to redemption ♫
♫ Or so we're meant to believe ♫
♫ Am I just the exception? ♫
♫ Am I being too naive? ♫

♫ It just seems too good to be true ♫
♫ What if these souls just get hung out to dry? ♫
♫ Is God really as open-minded as they construe? ♫
♫ Is this just a ploy to get---

[ oh! she notices him ]

Oh! Hello, Claude. You startled me....

[midway]

[ Whoa... A free show! ]

Don't stop on my account.

[productionhell]

[ welcome to broadway ]

I think I lost my train of thought.

... But do you want to come up here and sing with me?

[midway]

Oh. I definitely don't want to do that.

I'm happy to watch though.

week 5, monday, bon bon ranch

[midway]

[ idk why i offered to start when he doesn't want to talk to anyone

But anyway, he's at the ranch... Petting one of the horses. There there. ]

[productionhell]

[ approaches slowly ]

Hi Claude, are you feeling better?

[midway]

[ Looking at her, looking wary. ]

... Somewhat.

[productionhell]

[ she keeps a bit of distance for his sake, and idly starts petting a horse ]

I'm glad to hear it. Is now a good time to talk?

w6, monday

[productionhell]

[ where is claude... ]

Hi, Claude. How are you today?

[ no escape from this friendship. also give me a memeshare ]

[midway]

Ah, Charlie. I wanted to thank you for the gloves.

[ BUT WAHOO... RANDOM REFLECTIVE OBJECT NEARBY STARTS TO PLAY A MEMORY

—In Ailell—the aptly named Valley of Torment—over a hundred Imperial soldiers die at the hands of your strategy.

Well. Technically, they die at the hands of the church forces sent to ambush them. But Edelgard had requested that you send support to her troops with two objectives: 1) rescue her soldiers, and 2) eliminate the church's presence. In order to ensure you achieved objective 2 without any casualties to your own men, you had to forfeit objective 1.

Because you're in a precarious position: a newly titled king with everything to lose. The other nobles don't trust you, and the citizens are exhausted by war. You have to keep casualties to a minimum if you want to protect the delicate power of balance that has been laid out for Leicester, even at the cost of your allies' lives.

You had decided already that you would prioritize being a good king over being a good man. Now it's time live with the consequences of that decision.

But your friend doesn't see it the way you do, her outrage as fiery as the battlefield you stand on. You field her anger, and Judith's chastising. Because you have to. It's your responsibility to be sympathetic to the people that you serve, even though it stings when she questions your friendship. One of your dearest friends. How could she think that about you?

But perhaps being a good king means you can't be a good friend either, and that's just something you'll have to bear. ]

[productionhell]

Oh-- well, I just hope you like them.

[ she's about to say something else, but then!! the memory!!! oh no a memory happened!!! she watches it play out in silence, and, eventually: ]

... I'm sorry I saw something so personal. Do you.... nevermind.

[ He probably doesn't want to talk. Or hear anything I have to say. ]

[ even though a part of her can truly understand this. she's technically at war with heaven, after all. and she already lost pentious. maybe alastor. she doesn't want to sacrifice anyone else. ]

Are you okay?

[midway]

[ His thoughts are actually silent as he watches it play out, a little grim. ]

I'm fine. It's not like you all didn't already know I'm a crooked person.

week 6, tuesday

[productionhell]

Claude, can I ask you a favour?

[midway]

hey charlie

sure what is it?

[productionhell]

I want to make a gift for Zuriel but I'm not sure what she'd like. Do you have any suggestions?

week 6, thursday, health centre

[midway]

[ Hello! He will peek in to see how she's doing...

Is she awake and resting like a good patient? ]

[productionhell]

[ she is resting, which is good bc she is covered in bandages rip ]

[ and seems a little.... distracted? but she does glance over when he arrives ]

Oh, hello Claude...

[midway]

Hey, Charlie.

[ Walking over. ]

How's your head?

endgame

[midway]

[ He is collapsed on the beach. ]

[productionhell]

[ comes and sits next to him ]

[midway]

Hey Charlie.